Microsoft Teams: Promote channel creation

Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 13, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Today, our experience focusses on letting users create team at the top level, with channel creation as a per team level option. Looking at the user behavior here, users end up creating more teams, where it could have been channels within teams, leading to team proliferation and difficulty in managing teams. To address this, we are looking to promote channel creation.

For users to collaborate effectively, they need to set-up the right collaboration space. Channels being the main hub of collaboration, we made it easier for users to create channels. With the channel creation option elevated to the top, users can now create the appropriate collab space by picking between team or channel. They will be able to host the channel into a team of their choosing.

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New experiences for video and images in Viva Engage are coming to you in 2024!

Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 13, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

As a Viva Engage customer you will enjoy the new video and image experiences as soon as they reach general availability early in 2024—no action needed.

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Viva Insights Feature Admin Controls: Reflection

Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 13, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

We have added new capabilities for admins in Viva Insights: Admins can disable the Reflection feature for their tenant, individual users, or AAD groups and M365 Groups. 

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Expanded reactions in Viva Engage

Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 13, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Viva Engage reactions help users participate in conversations. Reactions remain one of the most-used engagement features across customer networks. We’re offering a wider set of reactions in the product, like other M365 apps, to help everyone express themselves.

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Adding new consolidated infra IPs to the portal access and SIEM agent connection sections

Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 13, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

New IPs have been added to the portal access and SIEM agent connection sections in the Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps network requirements.

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New products supported by Auto-Claim Policy

Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 13, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Automating license assignments at a product level has never been easier. With an auto-claim policy in place, users can automatically claim a license for a product the first time that they sign into an app that requires a license. By using auto-claim policies, admins manage the products for which users can automatically claim licenses. You can also control which products those licenses come from.

We’re adding auto-claim policy support for Microsoft Project and PowerAutomate.

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Admin Center notifications when users start trials

Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 13, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

We are introducing the ability for admins to get oversight to users who initiate and deploy self-service trials. These are trials for Microsoft 365 products or features available with your Microsoft 365 subscription with no requirement to input payment information.

Going forward, if any End-User trial has been started for a product, you will receive an Admin Center notification that will quickly guide you to the “Your Products” page for your management.

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Modern Translator feature in Outlook Microsoft 365

Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 13, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

The Modern Translator feature in Microsoft Outlook (Windows Desktop) is making changes that may require users and tenant administrators to take steps to ensure continuity of service. You may need to either install the latest version the Current Channel or Monthly Enterprise Channell along with security patches for the July 2023, January 2023, and July 2023 Semi Annual Channels and 2107 Perpetual Volume Licensing Channel, which became available on December 12, 2023. 

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Take action: December 2023 security update is now available

Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 13, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

The December 2023 security update release is now available for Windows 11 and all supported versions of Windows 10. We recommend that you install these updates promptly. For more information about the contents of this update, see the release notes, which are easily accessible from the Windows 11 and Windows 10 update history pages. To learn more about the different types of monthly quality updates, see Windows monthly updates explained. To be informed about the latest updates and releases, follow us on X @WindowsUpdate.
  

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Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for all channels

Originally posted by Microsoft Dec 13, 2023 Uncategorized 0 Comments

We’ve released updates to the following update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps:

  • Current Channel
  • Monthly Enterprise Channel
  • Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview)
  • Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel

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Joao Ferreira

I've been working with Microsoft Technologies over the last ten years, mainly focused on creating collaboration and productivity solutions that drive the adoption of Microsoft Modern Workplace.